Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-03
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY. Feb. 81.

To prevent any building commission OF
the state to exceed the appropriation
made in its uses; to amend law relating tC
courts of records: to prevent the holding
of elections where liquors are sold; tC
restrict immigration of defective classes
| Sen. Scotield: Amendatory law relating
| to swamp lands In certain counties. Sen
Buckstaff: Relating to the industrial
! school at Oshkosh; relating to tramps
and Migrants etc. Sen. Hoyt: To estab-
llsh the rates of passenger fare In the
state, etc. Sen. Maxwell; For the sup
preston OF vagabonds in the state. Sen.
Widule: To prevent gambling, etc. Sen
Ginty: Relating to regents of University
etc. There were number of bills intro
duced, not ported-they were evidently
dead-heads. Adjourned.
House-Mr. Sloggy: Relating to state
lands; also relating to promissory notes;
also to amend the charter of Viroqua
also relating to local insurance compan-
les. Mr.. Cunningham: Relating to the
publication of text books and provide
labor for the state prison convIcts. Mr..
Reimer: Relating TO county asylums.
Mr.. Hall: To detach certain territory
from Forest county and restore it TO Lin
coin county. Mr.. Newcomb: To amend
the statutes relating to fences; also to
provide for local option. Mr.. Bartholf:
to amend act of 1885 to
provide a more efficient common school
income; also, to provide an immigration
commissioner to keep an Office in New
York, and to appro pirate $4,000 therefor.
Mr.. Luchsinger: Relating to school dis
stricts in Green county; also, relating to
elections; also, relating TO swamp, marsh
or wet lands. Mr.. Spiering: Relating to
county printing; also, relating to county
courts; also, relating to the publication
of legal notices. Mr. Cox: For.
the preservation of fish and game. In
oddition numerous other bills, mostly
If the class known as ''dead heads,n were
Introduced and referred back to the intro
ducers without printing. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, FEB %.
SenDte.-A petition was presented by
Sen. Green against the abolition of con-
tract prison labor. A petition was also
presented from a large number of
women, taxpayers, in relation to woman
suffrage. "A bill was passed relating to
the instruction of deaf mutes, and amend
ing Sec. of Chap. 315,of the laws of 1885.
Bills were concurred in to repeal chapter
l76, laws of 1879, land to abolish the board
immigration thereby established; to pro-
vide for register in probate in Rock
county and to legalize the acts of G. p.
Larkin as notary public in Lincoln
county. Adjourned.
House,-The following bills were
passed: Providing that constables of any
town shall impound all live stock. when a
ma ority of the electors of the towon
shall vote fer the restraint of live stock
Authorizing sheriffs to offer a maximum
Of $500 reward for the apprehension of
any person who's crime would subject
him to a maximum of five years. impris- |
provided either the county board, |
or the chairman of that board-while she |
board is not in sessiOn-sanctiOn the |
offer. Providing for the appointment of
public administrators when administra- |
tors, executors or guardians fail to asst.
On motion of MIR. Hammel, the assembly |
resolved itself into a committee of the |
whole on the general file of bills, MT.
Grimm in the chair. After going through,
with the file, the committee rose and re-. |
ported, and the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. %.
Seaote.-Petitions were presented from
citizens against abolisaing convict labor
The bill to amend the Jaws of 1874, relat-
ing to the amendments OF the charter of !
the city of Milwaukee, was concurred in
and the senate adjourned.
Hoase.-Several petitions were present /
cd against aboiishing she convict labor |.
system. The resOluti3n authorizing a. /
Joint select committee ON fish and game /
to employ clerk came up and was lost;
yeas, %; nays, %. A large number Of
reported the bills in their /
hands, naost Of which were for indefinite /
pes lponement. The house reconsideredi I
ITS vote on the clerksb3p for the special 4
committee on fish and game and amend 4
ed it so as to give that committee a clerk |
for fourteen days. TIE bill to suppress !
or license pool and pigeon-hole tables /
vas discussed at some length and finally 4
ordered engrossed and read third /
time. The house then took a recess tils 1
] 80 p. N.
EVENING" SESSION.
House-On motion of Mr.. Cantwell,, the /
assembly resolved itself into committee |
Of the whole, on the general file, with Mr.. |
Humphrey in the chair. The general t
file was gone through, and all bills Te-
ported back to the assembly with or
then rose. A large number of bills re
ported from the committee of the whole |
were ordered engrossed and read third !
time. A large nOmber of bills were in
postponed and the assembly
THURSDAY FEB. "a
Senate-A resolution was presented by |
Sen. Pond relating to Woman Suffrage,
oint resolution No, 6, S. to amend the |
I'm regard to the convict con-
tract labor system, came up as the spec
ial order ana was discussed at length by |
Senators Cooper, Kennedy, Merrill, and |
Ginty and finally passed by vote of 26 to
s. A long controversary was had over
bill No. rs, relating to the place of trial
of actions in Gel tain cases, the bill was
finally He-referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. The bill to amend chapter 40 of the /
revised statutes relating to the collection /
of taxes was indefinitely postponed; as /
was also the bill relating to lands sold |
for taxes. Sen. Kidd obtained leave and |